THE Ballarat Sheep Show is being relaunched and rebranded in a new format at the Ballarat Showgrounds on Sunday, 23 June.<\/p>\n
The one-day event will be known as the Victorian Sheep Show. Lucy Quartermain, Executive Officer, Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society said the show needed to be revamped how as it wasn\u2019t attracting numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe the new format under the Victorian Sheep Show banner will do that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe purchased the naming rights and decided to run with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Victorian Sheep Show opens the season in Ballarat, with the Australian Sheep show in Bendigo a couple of weeks later followed by Sheepvention in Hamilton.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a new logo highlighting what we refer to it as the five f\u2019s, fibre, food, fashion and farm festival,\u201d Ms Quartermain said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will have wine tastings and hot lamb rolls on offer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Society\u00a0 sheep committee Chair Jonathan Tischler said he is looking forward to offering more in the way of things to see and do.<\/p>\n
There will be merinos and long and short wool breeds presented on the mats for judging.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to attract fans of woollen fashion, food and fibre as we look to showcase stall holders and products,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Woollen designers including Homie, Branberry and Interknit, Merino Snug, La Sierra Alpaca and the Creswick Woollen Mills will have their garments and knitwear on display in the pavilion.<\/p>\n
The President\u2019s Breakfast, a new initiative sponsored by Sinclair Meats and Bean Me Up Mobile Espresso kicks off at 7.30am.<\/p>\n
Early bird visitors will enjoy a hearty breakfast while hearing guest speaker Suzanne Lewis, from SL Farmer Wellness, talk about mental health and wellness.<\/p>\n
Proceeds from the breakfast will be donated to the Ballarat Foundation.<\/p>\n
The Ballarat Alpaca Show showcasing various Victorian alpaca breeders will be in a separate pavilion at the show grounds.<\/p>\n